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Dane Reynolds (USA) WINKIPOP, Victoria/Australia (Wednesday, April 7, 2010) - The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, relocated to Winkipop for Round 3 and the opening four heats of Round 4 today where perennial threats went ballistic in the rippable three-to-four-foot (1 metre) reeling righthanders..Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, current ASP World No. 1, has been in sensational form lately with nearly a flawless competitive record over the past five months, and...more »

Dane Reynolds (USA) WINKIPOP, Victoria/Australia (Wednesday, April 7, 2010) - The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Event No. 2 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, relocated to Winkipop for Round 3 and the opening four heats of Round 4 today where perennial threats went ballistic in the rippable three-to-four-foot (1 metre) reeling righthanders..Taj Burrow (AUS), 31, current ASP World No. 1, has been in sensational form lately with nearly a flawless competitive record over the past five months, and showcased exactly why throughout two heats today. In a hard-fought battle against explosive rookie Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 21, Burrow surfed flawlessly, netting a 17.04 out of a possible 20. Burrow then backed up against three times world surfing champion Andy Irons (HAW) in round four with another sensational heat posting the highest score of the day, a 17.77 out of a possible 20..Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, current ASP World No. 2, posted an impressive win over tour rookie and good friend, Owen Wright (AUS), 19, in Round 3 before putting on a progressive surfing clinic in an emphatic win over Roy Powers (HAW), 29, in Round 4..Smith secured the highest single-wave score of the event against Powers, lacerating a running righthander and punting multiple aerials before executing a "Superman" air to finish - the score dropped to the tune of a near-perfect 9.80 out of a possible 10....Fanning, a former winner at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach (2001), showed no mercy against wildcard Gabriel Medina (BRA), 16, in their Round 3 clash. The reigning champ dominated with a blend of his patented forehand gaffs as well as an injected dose of aerial creativity, netting an 17.20 out of a possible 20, to advance through to Round 4..Fanning went on to survive a tight heat at the end of the day against European battler Tiago Pires (PRT), 30, in Round 4..Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion, survived a closely-contested Round 3 heat against rookie phenom Dusty Payne (HAW), 21, to adva« less